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s. FLORESKUL:

COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR- APPLICATION FILED AWL 13,1920.

vPatented Apr. 5, 1921.

JW Z Q K GABRIEL FLORESKUL, or TORONTO, ONTARIO, cnnnnaf COLLAPSIBLE CHAIR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 5, 1921.

Application filed August 13, 1920. Serial No. 403,372.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GABRmL FLORESKUL, a citizen of Ukrainia, residing at Toronto, Province of Ontario, and Dominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Collapsible Chairs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in collapsible chairs and it is the principal object of the invention to provide a chair of this type which can readily be converted into a resting cot or couch.

A further object of the invention is to provide a collapsible 'chair of simple and inexpensive construction which can be quickly set up, converted and folded.

With these and other objects in view, which will appear as the nature of the invention is more fully described, the same consists in certain features of construction,

as hereafter described and claimed, and

illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a side view of a chair constructed according to the present invention, illustrating its use as a chair and cot.

Fig. 2 is a rear view thereof, and

Fig. 3 shows the chair folded.

Each pair of the legs 10 and 11 of the chair are pivotally secured intermediate their length as at 12 and connected at their point of intersection as at 13 by means of hinges. Near the lower ends of the legs 10 connecting links or rods 14: are pivotally secured and the free hooked ends 15 of these links are adapted to engage pins 16 near the lower end of legs 11. To the upper end of legs 10 are secured by means of hinges 17 extensions 18 which are adapted to be held in parallel relation to the legs 10 when the device is to be used as a chair by means of latches and keepers 19. ends of said extensions 18 legs 20 are pivotally secured as at 20 the free ends of which are held in engagement with the extensions 18 by means of pins or bolts 21. A seat 22 of strong canvas or similar suitable material is secured at its front end to the upper parts of legs 11 and at its rear end to the upper parts of extensions 18 as indicated at 23. The canvas is loose so that it forms intermediate its ends a fold 24:.

From the foregoing, the operation of the device will be apparent without further explanation if the same is to be used as a chair.

To the upper If it is however desired to convert the same into a cot or couch, the latches 1.8 are withdrawn from the keepers 19, and the legs 20 are made free from the extensions 18 by the withdrawal of the bolts 21 so that they can now support the free ends of theextensions which swlng around their hinges into horizontal position forming a continuation of the seat 22 of the chair.

When it is desired to fold the chair for storing or transportation, the rods 14: aredisengaged from the pins 16 and turned around their pivot points so that their hooked ends engage with pins 25 of the legs 11 which, intermediate their ends are provided with recesses 26 engaging pins 27 of the legs 10 when the device is to be used as a chair. Then the extensions 18 are turned around their hinges against the edges of legs 11, and the canvas seat will then assume the position shown in Fig. '3. i

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tose'cureby Letters Patent of the United States is as follows:

collapsible chair comprising pairs of legs hinged together intermediate their length at their point of intersection, braces pivotally secured pair of said legs, hooked ends at the opposite ends of said braces adapted to normally enga pair of said legs, means for holding said braces parallel the chair is to be folded, extensions hingedly securedto the upper ends of one pair of said legs,latches and keepers for normally holding said extensions in alinement with the last named pair of legs, couch legs pivotally secured to the upper ends of said extensions, means for normally holding said couch legs against thes'ides of said extensions parallel to the same, said means allowing a swinging of said couch legs around their pivots'when the chair is to be'used as a bed, and a canvas seat secured to the front end of one pair of legs and to the upper ends of said extensions, said canvas normally forming a foldfor allowing a stretching of the same when the chair is to be converted into a cot or couch. I

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature. V

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